Jetstar claims the union handed out vouchers to strikers as an act of “desperation”, but the TWU says there’s nothing out of the ordinary about compensating workers.

Jetstar’s ground crew workers will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow across the country to protest unstable hours and low pay.

Meanwhile, Travel Weekly staff are going on strike to protest a significant drop in the number of Tim Tams on offer in the office kitchen.

The Transport Workers’ Union and Jetstar are set to sit down at the negotiation table. However, no word on whether the table is of the mahogany or oak variety.

Jetstar has labelled wage claims from unions “unsustainable and “inconsistent”, as the airline cuts 10 per cent of its January flights to minimise disruptions.

Jetstar’s mammoth weekend of strikes has officially kicked off, with thousands of passengers expected to be affected in the coming days.

The Jetstar strikes saga continues, with ground crew and baggage handlers announcing they will walk off the job on Friday.

A union is calling for “urgent” reforms in the airline industry after a Qantas survey revealed only three per cent of staff report cases of sexual harassment.

It looks like things are heating up between the Transport Workers Union and a major employer of airport workers. You’re gonna want to get the popcorn ready for this one.

The workers also seek to draw attention to what they deem as deliberate understaffing, claiming it poses a safety risk.

We delayed this newsletter today by 15 minutes to try to get our boss to make every weekend a long weekend. He offered to give our job to the office dog if we didn’t hit send.

Negotiations have soured between Jetstar and its ground crews with a union claiming the airline has threatened to ground its entire fleet.